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The median home value in Herkimer County, NY is $206,905 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.05% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$206,905
Year-over-Year
+7.05%
National Rank
#1864 of 3071
Herkimer County ranks 52nd out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is -11.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Herkimer County -19.7% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,515 a year against a typical home value of $206,905 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 27% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Herkimer County recorded a violent crime rate of 200 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,488 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 12,028 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Herkimer County is $206,905. That's up 7.05% from a year earlier. That is about 11.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Herkimer County the 52nd most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $68,515, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Herkimer County recorded 200 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,028 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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